Authorities say an adult whale remained close by during the rescue operation off the coast of Queensland.Get the full story in the video below --PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiIHNyYz0iaHR0cHM6Ly96LmNkbi50dXJuZXIuY29tL2Nubi92YW4vcmVzb3VyY2VzLzIuMS9zY3JpcHRzL3Zhbi13aWRnZXRzLmpzIj48L3NjcmlwdD48ZGl2IGRhdGEtY25udmFuc2luZ2xld2lkZ2V0IGRhdGEtYWZmaWxpYXRlPSJoZWFyc3QiIGRhdGEtdmlkZW9pZD0idmFuL25zLWFjYy8yMDE4LzEwLzA5L1ZBTi0wMDJUVV9DTk5BLVNUMS0xMDAwMDAwMDA0ZDAwNmZjIiBkYXRhLXNpemU9ImF1dG8iIGRhdGEtYXV0b3N0YXJ0PSJ0cnVlIj48L2Rpdj4=

Authorities say an adult whale remained close by during the rescue operation off the coast of Queensland.